AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs Intel Celeron E1600

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 455 and Intel Celeron E1600 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X3 455

Intel Celeron E1600

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1332 vs 916
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1879 vs 840

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2010 vs May 2009
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1332 vs 916
PassMark - CPU mark	1879 vs 840

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron E1600

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 455
CPU 2: Intel Celeron E1600

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1332

916

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1879

840

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 455	Intel Celeron E1600
PassMark - Single thread mark	1332	916
PassMark - CPU mark	1879	840
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 455	Intel Celeron E1600
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Conroe
Launch date	December 2010	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$88
Place in performance rating	2414	2407
Price now	$38.99
Value for money (0-100)	20.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E1600
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	77 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	105 million
Base frequency		2.40 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		73.3°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.5V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)